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Sophia Noriega, Mia Kemp, Taryn

Women's Cross Country

Noriega Leads Eagles to 8th Place Finish at NAIA National Championships

Photo by Griffin Garypie
Sophia Noriega finished in 7th place as the Eagles finished 8th at the 2025 NAIA National Championships hosted at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida on Friday morning.  

Noriega crossed the finish line in 21:26 for ERAU.  Mia Kemp was the next Eagle as she finished 53rd overall with a time of 22:18.  The third Embry-Riddle racer to finish was Carlee Murphy.  Murphy finished the race in 23:02.  Makenna Bray and Tiffany Terry rounded out the scoring for the Eagles finishing in 130th and 138th.  Bray crossed the finish line in 23:10 and Terry in 23:14.  Taryn Janssen came across to finished in 23:26 and Heidi Donovan finished in 24:19.

With her finish, Noriega is an NAIA Cross Country All-American for the 2nd straight season.  

A few Eagles will run at the NAIA Marathon Classic December 18th in Dallas and the rest will be back in action in the Spring for the Outdoor Track season.  

 
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Players Mentioned

Makenna Bray

Makenna Bray

Senior
Mia Kemp

Mia Kemp

5' 6"
Sophomore
Sophia Noriega

Sophia Noriega

5' 4"
Sophomore
Tiffany Terry

Tiffany Terry

5' 4"
Senior
Heidi Donovan

Heidi Donovan

5' 5"
Freshman
Carlee Murphy

Carlee Murphy

5' 4"
Freshman
Taryn Janssen

Taryn Janssen

5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Makenna Bray

Makenna Bray

Senior
Mia Kemp

Mia Kemp

5' 6"
Sophomore
Sophia Noriega

Sophia Noriega

5' 4"
Sophomore
Tiffany Terry

Tiffany Terry

5' 4"
Senior
Heidi Donovan

Heidi Donovan

5' 5"
Freshman
Carlee Murphy

Carlee Murphy

5' 4"
Freshman
Taryn Janssen

Taryn Janssen

5' 7"
Freshman